How long have you lived in Louisville? 7 years. I am also a Colorado native.

Professional background: Have worked as a PR professional for nearly 15 years. I established and have run my own PR/consulting company for the last seven.

Political/community experience: Served on the Louisville Revitalization Commission from January 2009 prior to City Council.

Education: Graduated magna cum laude from Gonzaga University with dual degrees in public relations and Spanish.

Name a person you admire and explain why: Louisville's former mayor and public servant of 20 years, Chuck Sisk. Chuck has a unique gift to connect with everyone he meets. I admire his gift for leadership, and his ability to bring people together.

What's the top concern facing Louisville right now? Updating our comprehensive plan. While it may seem to some like just another plan, the comprehensive plan is the blueprint for how Louisville will develop, and, more importantly, redevelop over the next 20 years. Right now Louisville residents have an open invitation to come to these meetings and take a front seat in shaping policy.

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Our beautiful open space, our needs for economic development, our strong sense of community and our unique small town character all come into play as we will work together to protect and enhance this city we love.

What ideas do you have for filling the city's large, vacant retail spaces? My ideas to fill our vacant retail spots are endless; however, I think the question should really focus on what Louisville can continue to do to attract the right kinds of development to these areas. We will be making excellent infrastructure improvements at U.S. 36 and McCaslin and all along the Highway 42 corridor. We're incredibly competitive when it comes to strategic business assistance packages. We have thriving communities growing within Steel Ranch and Louisville's North End, which are increasing the customer base for retailers. We'll also be making significant investments in the Centennial Valley/McCaslin corridor, making businesses easier to find and access. Returning to the importance of the comprehensive plan, our residents are working side by side with city staff to identify current developmental challenges and help amend the policy to shape future development, especially within the McCaslin/U.S. 36 and South Boulder Road/Highway 42 areas.

How do you hope to see the long-standing issue of restoring the Louisville Grain Elevator play out now that the city has agreed to purchase the building? I'm looking forward to an updated request for proposal going out nationwide. Now that the question of ownership has been cleared up, I expect interested parties will feel more at ease tossing their name into consideration. Perhaps we may even receive an offer or two to transfer the purchase contract from the city to a private entity prior to the November closing date. I welcome the smarts and creativity of talented developers and architects to transform this historic structure and the adjacent land into something special. I'd like to see the grain elevator become a treasured Louisville asset that we can appreciate.

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